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Qatar Open (table Tennis)
The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour. History The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997–99 and 2001-03. Ma Long of China holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with four. In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ... has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITTF World Tour
The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, was an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles, and Under-21 Men's and Women's Singles. The tour has its own points system, with players accumulating points based on their performances in the tournaments they enter. Since 2017, the ITTF also announced that the World Tour would be split into two tiers, with six World Tour Platinum, the new top tier of World Tour, and six regular World Tour events. The players who gain the most points in each of the seven different categories will be invited to participate in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the year. Since 2021, the ITTF World Tour has been effectively replaced by the newly created World Table Tennis (ITTF), World Table Tennis. Overview ITTF Pro Tour (1996–2011) Number of tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Sen
Yan Sen (阎森; born August 16, 1975) is a retired Chinese table tennis player. Major performances *1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles *1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles *1997 World Championships in Manchester - bronze singles *1998 Asian Games - 1st team *1998 Asian Championships - 1st team *1999 World Championships - 2nd doubles (with Wang Liqin), 5th mixed doubles *2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2000 World Men's Club Championships - 1st team *2001 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2001 World Championships - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2002 Qatar Open - 1st doubles *2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ... - 1st team; 3rd doubles *2003 World Championships - 1st doubles References- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Boros
Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Tamara Macarena Valcárcel Serrano, Spanish singer, also known mononymously as Tamara * Tamara, another stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (María del Mar Cuena Seisdedos, born 1969) * Tamara Drasin (c. 1905 – 1943), Ukrainian-born singer and actress, also known mononymously as Tamara * Tamara Todevska (born 1985), Macedonian pop singer, also known mononymously as Tamara * Tamar of Georgia (1160s–1213), or Tamara, Queen of Georgia 1184–1213 Arts and entertainment * Tamara (1938 film), a French drama film * ''Tamara'' (2005 film), a Canadian-American horror film * ''Tamara'' (2016 French film), a French-Belgian teen comedy film * ''Tamara'' (2016 Venezuelan film), a Venezuelan drama film * ''Tamara'' (play), by John Krizanc, 1981 * ''Tamara'' (symphonic poem), by Mily Balakirev, 1882, and a 1912 ballet by Michel Fokine and Léon Bakst Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonau (, , born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player. He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb all-around style, both offensive and defensive.Vladimir Samsonov nbcolympics.com Samsonov competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2016, placing fourth individually in Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, 2016, in addition to equal fifth in Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, 1996 and Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, 2000. Career Samsonov is also known as Mr. ECL (European Champions League (table tennis), European Champions League), for winning a record 13 ECL titles (including two of its predecessor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng (; born on April 3, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in round 16. References 1981 births Living people Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic table tennis players for China Table tennis players from Baoding Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in table tennis Chinese female table tennis players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Jia (table Tennis)
Li Jia (; born May 4, 1981) is a retired female Chinese table tennis player most active between 2000, and 2003. She was left handed. From Jinzhou, Liaoning, she began playing table tennis at the age of 7, and was selected for the provincial team in 1990. In 1997, she joined the national team. She was known for her doubles play. She won the world women's club championships in 2000, the national championships (women's doubles), and placed third in the singles competition that year. In 2001, she placed third in singles at Korea Open, and was the champion in doubles. She also placed third on the international circuit competition. In 2002, she placed third in women's doubles at the Egypt Open, but was the champion in the Qatar, Germany, and Netherlands Open competitions. She placed third in women's doubles at the 47th World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Ji-hae
Ryu Ji-Hye (; born February 10, 1976, in Busan, South Korea) is a former female table tennis player from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... Career 1996 She got the bronze medal in the women's double at the 1996 Olympics. External links * * 1976 births Living people South Korean female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Moo-kyo
Kim Moo-Kyo (; born August 27, 1975 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) is a former female table tennis player from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... External links * 1975 births Living people South Korean female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyon-hui (table Tennis)
Kim Hyon-hui (, born 15 September 1979) is a former table tennis player from North Korea. Kim is a Merited Athlete Merited Athlete is an honorary title of North Korea given to sports persons. It is awarded to "athletes and workers engaged in the athletic field who make distinguished contributions to the nation's athletics, receiving the love and respect of th .... Kim later married a University student, and thus retired. References 1979 births Living people North Korean female table tennis players Asian Games gold medalists in table tennis Asian Games silver medalists in table tennis Asian Games bronze medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Asian Games table tennis players for North Korea Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for North Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krisztina Tóth (table Tennis)
Krisztina Tóth (born 29 May 1974 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő (Hungary), who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany. She has won several medals in single, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the World Table Tennis Championships. General interest Tóth began playing table tennis at the age of 8 in her hometown Gödöllő. She was inspired to do so by her uncle, who was a professional table tennis player. She still plays with her very first racket. In 2008, she became an honorary citizen of Gödöllő. Career records Singles (as of 10 November 2011) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000) * World Championships: round of 16 (2001, 05, 09) *World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 9–12th (1997, 98, 2001, 02, 10) * Pro Tour winner (2): 2004 Danish Open; 2005 Russian Open Runner-up (4): 2000 Croatian Open; 2003 Danish Open; 2008 Austrian Open; 2010 Slovenian Open * Pro Tour Grand Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csilla Bátorfi
Csilla Bátorfi (born 3 March 1969 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian table tennis player. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 (when the sport first appeared at the Games) to 2004. She won several titles in European Championships. She is the first female table tennis player to compete at five Olympics. Six men share this honor with her: Swede Jörgen Persson, Croatian Zoran Primorac, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, Serbian-American Ilija Lupulesku, Swede Jan-Ove Waldner, and German Jörg Roßkopf. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1986 after becoming European champion the same year. See also *List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 950 athletes (648 men and 302 women) have participated in at least five Olympics from 1896 Summer Olympics ... References 1969 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Peng-lung
Chiang Peng-lung (; born 24 July 1976, in Penghu) is a Taiwanese male professional table tennis player. Career highlights Singles (as of August 15, 2010) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000, 04). * World Championships: SF (2001). * World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th (2001). * Pro Tour winner (3): Czech Open 1999; French Open 2000; Japan Open 2001. Runner-up (4): Brazil Open 1999; Croatian, USA Open 2000; Croatian Open 2001. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: SF (1999, 2000, 01). * Asian Games: QF (1998, 2002, 06). * Asian Championships: winner (2000). * Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the contin ...: 3rd (2006). * Asia Top-12: 2nd (1999) Men's doubles * Olympics: QF (2000). * World Championships: SF (2001, 07). * Pro Tour winner (7): Qatar, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |